If pilots would actually plot the Expressway Visual to rwy 31 at LGA in their FMC's they'd realize that almost everyone is flying the pattern outside of the depicted pattern. It's the rare crew that flies the pattern as depicted. You need to be looking into Shea Stadium(or whatever it's replace is called), from a tight base position, to be flying the approach as published.
Canarsie. Obviously some carriers SOP require a descent to minimums, drag the plane around the pattern at minimums until intercepting the PAPI's, even on VFR days. The only problem is you can tell who's too low, and with TCAS it's you can tell who's floundering at 400'-600' several miles from the runway, making a simple approach an absolute mess.
